Chemistry Basics (1st half of chemistry books)
CHAPTER ONE: Mass Kilogram (kg) Balance scale Volume Cubic Meter (m?) Graduated cylinder Temperature Kelvin (K) Thermometer Length Meters (m) Meter stick Time Seconds (sec) Stopwatch Energy Joules (J) (Measured Indirectly) Independent: what you control Dependent: what you measure or observe CHAPTER TWO: Ionic Compounds: 2 elements/ a metal & nonmetal Write the name of the metal (cation) Write the name of the non-metal (anion) with the suffix ?-ide? Polyatomic ions don?t change their name Molecular Compounds: 2 non-metals/ no hydrogen First word= name of first element with no name change Second word= name of second element with ending change to ?-ide? Prefix with mono, di, tri, tetra, penta, hexa, hepta, octa, nona, or deca